Achievements
🛕 CBSE Heritage India Quiz 2022
The CBSE Heritage India Quiz aims to deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of India's rich cultural legacy, historical milestones, and diverse traditions.
The 2022 edition focused on the theme of India’s Freedom Movement, commemorating 75 years of independence under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative.
Tens of thousands of schools from across the country participated in this multi-stage competition, which began with an online qualifying round.
Top-performing teams advanced through the regional rounds, with an average of over 30 teams competing in each region. The best among them moved on to the National Semi-Finals and Finals, held at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodi Estate, New Delhi.
Atharv Sharma, Shreeansh Naidu, and I represented our school in all the rounds, ultimately finishing as National 1st Runners-Up and receiving a cash prize of ₹15,000.
Team Picture: Left to rightManan Sethia, Shreeansh Naidu, Atharv Sharma
📺 National 1st Runners-Up – New Delhi
The National Final featured teams from New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka.
The team from New Delhi won, and we (Chhattisgarh) secured second place.
📺 Semi-Final 4 Winners – New Delhi
Semi-Final 4 featured teams from Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Assam, and Jharkhand.
We won the Semi-Final with a score of 100 points!
🏆 Zonal Champions - Bhubaneswar region
We emerged as the Bhubaneswar Zone Champions after qualifying through the preliminary round and winning the stage round.
A total of thirty teams took part in the preliminary round, and then six teams were selected for the stage round. From these, one team per region advanced to the National Rounds in New Delhi.
News Coverage🛕 City Champions - Intach Heritage Quiz 2022
Alongside my classmate and friend Atharv Sharma, we secured first place in the city round of the quiz, despite the rather underwhelming setup, which relied on phone stopwatches instead of proper buzzers.
🏏 Fit India Quiz 2021 – Season 1
The inaugural Fit India Quiz, launched in September 2021 as part of the Fit India Movement, aimed to promote fitness and sports awareness among schoolchildren across India.
The preliminary rounds saw participation from 36,299 students representing 13,502 schools nationwide.
From there, 360 schools advanced to the state-level competitions.
Eventually, 36 schools — each representing a different State or Union Territory — qualified for the National Finals.
Partnering with Ishant Talreja, we represented our school in the televised National Rounds. Our school received ₹2,50,000, and our team was awarded ₹25,000.
Felicitation of State Champions in Mumbai📺 Selected for National Rounds
Our quarter-final featured teams from Gujarat, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, and Tamil Nadu.
The team from Tamil Nadu won, and we (Chhattisgarh) secured second place.
🏆 State Champions - Chhattisgarh
We became the Chhattisgarh State Champions after winning both the State Semi-Final and the State Final.
Eight school teams competed in the State Semi-Finals, with two teams from each advancing to the State Final.
🐼 Zonal 2nd Runner-Up – Senior Wild Wisdom Quiz 2019
Upon entering 6th grade, I became eligible for the senior category of the Wild Wisdom Quiz.
Partnering with Utkarsh Dewangan, then in 8th grade, we competed together and secured the position of Zonal 2nd Runner-Up.
🐼 Zonal 1st Runner-Up – Junior Wild Wisdom Quiz 2018
The Wild Wisdom Quiz, initiated by WWF-India in 2008, is a renowned competition focusing on wildlife and environmental awareness.
In 5th grade, I participated alongside my teammate, Agriyan Maulik, who was then in 4th grade. The quiz featured teams from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Together, we achieved the position of Zonal 1st Runner-Up.
